The Westin Valencia, the latest luxurious five-star astablishment from the Starwood Hotels family, occupies a modernist building constructed in 1917, which was formarly a wool factory known as La Lanera.
The hotels boasts 135 rooms, 2 restaurants — the Rosmarino and Oscar Torrijos, which has held a Michelin star since 1997 — a lobby bar plus an 850 m2 spa complex complete with a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, hamman baths, 10 treatment rooms, a gym, a solarium and a beauty salon. The establishment also has 5 conference rooms and a beautiful banqueting hall that seats up to 250 people, internet connection, 24-hour reception service, a safe, lifts, a hairdressing salon, room service, laundry service and medical care.
It is here that guests will find the biggest suite in Valencia, La Real or The Royal, whose 178 m2 comprise two bedrooms, a lounge, a library and a wine cellar. The suite also has two Jacuzzis: one inside and the other on the terrace.
The hotel’s other rooms range from 36 to 60 m2 in size and have been decorated in an American art deco style, which combines traditional design wíth modern materials and spectacular upholstery
The garden occupies the building’s broad central patio, where almost 2000 m2 are filled with a huge variety of indigenous plants, with different areas available for cocktail parties, coffee breaks and all kinds of events. Blending seamlessly with the building’s
late-19 century Valencian architecture, the garden is crowned by a Canary lslands palm tree an impressive 11m high, which has graced the interior patio ever since the building was originally constructed. As well as the “presiding” palm, there are also a further three palm trees reaching heights of over 5m.